Term 3

Question 1

What is a baron?
A) A knight who fought in battles
B) A landowner given property by the monarch
C) A type of weapon

Answer 1

B) A landowner given property by the monarch

Question 2

What does “dynastic” refer to?
A) A government led by elected officials
B) A line of rulers from the same family
C) Wars between kingdoms

Answer 2

B) A line of rulers from the same family

Question 3

What is male primogeniture?
A) The first-born male is prioritized for succession
B) All children share equal inheritance
C) The first-born daughter becomes the ruler

Answer 3

A) The first-born male is prioritized for succession

Question 4

What is the term “miasma” used to describe?
A) Clean air that heals illness
B) A type of medieval weapon
C) A foul-smelling air believed to cause disease

Answer 4

C) A foul-smelling air believed to cause disease

Question 5

Who is a monarch?
A) A king or queen
B) A knight who fights for the king
C) A person who works for the Church

Answer 5

A) A king or queen

Question 6

What is the difference between rebellion and revolt?
A) Rebellion is peaceful and long-term; revolt is violent and short-lived
B) Revolt is only led by peasants
C) Rebellion is violent; revolt is peaceful

Answer 6

A) Rebellion is peaceful and long-term; revolt is violent and short-lived

Question 7

Who was Henry II married to?
A) Mary of Scotland
B) Eleanor of Aquitaine
C) Anne Boleyn

Answer 7

B) Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 8

What did Henry II try to do that led to the murder of Thomas Becket?
A) Conquer France
B) Bring the Church under royal control
C) End male primogeniture

Answer 8

B) Bring the Church under royal control

Question 9

What role did Eleanor of Aquitaine play as queen?
A) She ruled England while Henry II was away
B) She signed the Magna Carta
C) She fought in battles

Answer 9

A) She ruled England while Henry II was away

Question 10

Why was King John I unpopular with his barons?
A) He raised taxes unfairly
B) He tried to abolish male primogeniture
C) He married Eleanor of Aquitaine

Answer 10

A) He raised taxes unfairly

Question 11

What document did the barons present to John I in 1215?
A) The Domesday Book
B) The Magna Carta
C) The Declaration of Rights

Answer 11

B) The Magna Carta

Question 12

What major event occurred during the reign of Richard II?
A) The Norman Conquest
B) The signing of the Magna Carta
C) The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381

Answer 12

C) The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381

Question 13

Who led the rebels during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381?
A) Wat Tyler
B) Thomas Becket
C) Richard II

Answer 13

A) Wat Tyler